A pro golfer explains how to fix the worst part of golf

Pro golfer Rocco Mediate has a theory about why golf is not attracting new players: The game is too long. And he has an idea that might fix that. Following a transcript of the video:

Why do you want to spend six hours on the golf course? That’s why people don’t come to the game!

What I’m seeing now is there’s a couple people who've built 12-hole courses. Six holes in the front, obviously, and six holes in the back. (I can add.) Think about that for a second.

You know, if you’re working all day and you have two hours to go to a club when you’re done, you can’t play 18. You know, maybe in the summer sometimes, right?

Maybe you don’t want to spend five hours. Maybe you want to spend two. You can play 12 holes in two hours. I guarantee it. But some of the stuff coming up — I’ve heard of a couple that are going to be successful.

Because why do you want to spend six hours on the golf course? That’s why people don’t come to the game! You have a family and a job. You can’t go spend six hours on Saturday and Sunday.

You don’t see your family ever. But when you’re working all day from 9 to 5 and you want to go play play nine holes, go play six. Bang! You get your practice in, go home, see the kids. I think it’s cool what they’re trying to do.

And then they moved the tees up at a lot of places. Why do we got to play 9,000-yard courses? Why does it got to be that far to go out and enjoy yourself? Just because the tour plays 7,800 yards? No.

So go out and enjoy yourself and go forward. That’s making it go faster. That would be cool. Then more people would come play. Just because you’re not playing 18 holes or 36 holes or a 72-hole golf tournament doesn’t mean it’s not golf.